Samuel Girard's Guide to Short Track PyeongChang 2018

There is "no sport like short track". According to the Triple World Championship Silver Medallist, Samuel Girard. With Lycra-Clad competitors flying round the oval, inches from the ice at speeds of up to 45KM/H, the Canadian has a point.

BFL CANADA Renews Partnership with Olympic Speed Skater Samuel Girard

MONTREAL, October 25th, 2017– It is with great enthusiasm that BFL CANADA announces the renewal of its partnership with top Canadian speed skater Samuel Girard. The 21-year-old is set to make his first appearance in the Olympic Games after earning a spot on Team Canada’s short track speed skating roster by winning seven of nine races at the national selection trials this August. The Ferland-et-Boilleau, Québec native will continue to serve as an ambassador for BFL CANADA and represent the company’s values while he competes in national and international events.

Marianne St-Gelais closing in on short track world title

Canada's Marianne St-Gelais won silver medals in the 500 metres and 1,500 metres at the world short-track speedskating championships on Saturday, and is tied for first overall following the first two events.

Samuel Girard stands third after a silver medal in the 1,500 metres and a fourth position in the 500 metres.

Canadian short-track coach challenges young speed skaters

Charles Hamelin and Marianne St. Gelais are still going strong, but Canada's short-track speed skating team is looking for youngsters to start making their mark on the international scene.

And young guns like Samuel Girard, Namasthee Harris-Gauthier and Kim Boutin feel they are not far behind the established veterans. There is also world championship medallist Kasandra Bradette, who is 27 but is a relative newcomer to international competition.

Canada wins bronze in the men's short track relay

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of --

Skating in front of the pack in his final Olympic race, veteran Charles Hamelin gave way to Samuel Girard for the anchor stretch. And even though Girard wasn't able to hold onto first place, he was still able to capture bronze for his mentor.

Short-tracker Charles Hamelin leads, even when he trails

Pyeongchang, South Korea —

The old man and the kid. Except Charles Hamelin is only 33 and Samuel Girard, at 21, has got plenty of short-track miles on him already. But it feels very much like the torch is being passed on from the four-time Olympian to the teammate, and roommate, at his first Winter Games.

Boutin wins silver, Girard earns bronze in speedskating World Cup

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Canada’s Kim Boutin won silver and Samuel Girard earned a bronze in the 1,000 metres on Sunday to conclude the final stage of the ISU World Cup short-track speedskating season.

Canadian short track speed skaters open Olympic year with three more World Cup medals

Canada’s short track speed skating relay teams served notice on Sunday in Budapest that they will contend for medals all year long.

The men’s team staged a gutsy comeback from near disaster to claim its first World Cup gold since 2015. The women’s team took silver, as did Kim Boutin in the 1,000 metres, adding to the silver she claimed on Saturday in the 1,500 metres.

Samuel Girard shows why he’s a rising star in short track with 500-metre gold at World Cup in Calgary

A lofty comparison, to be sure, for a 20-year-old skater in only his third season on Canada’s senior national team. But the rising star from Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que., is clearly one to watch when it comes to multiple medal potential at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Canada's short track speed skaters 'a real team'

Nineteen years after Susan Auch, Jeremy Wotherspoon and six of their teammates won five Olympic medals, 18 world championship medals and 42 World Cup medals, Charles Hamelin, Marianne St-Gelais and 10 other men and women will attempt to carry the momentum from last year's success, starting this weekend at Calgary's Olympic Oval.

"They've become a real team and I think we've seen that the last couple of years in their results," Le May Doan, who will provide analysis for CBC Sports' coverage on Saturday and Sunday, said over the phone this week. "You're seeing various names on the podium and … they're happy for each other because they're real teammates.

Seven Canadians to watch gearing up for Pyeongchang 2018

They call Girard the next Charles Hamelin of short-track speed skating, which is much like tagging Connor McDavid as the next Wayne Gretzky in hockey. Whether Girard wins three Olympic gold medals like Hamelin is yet to be determined, but the kid oozes confidence and potential. Girard kicked off the season last weekend with gold in the 500 metres and silver in the 1,000 metres at the World Cup season opener in Calgary. Watch for more of the same this weekend in Salt Lake City… and beyond.